Heritage lease talks stall over park board control
A four member committee including city officials and Plano Heritage Assn representatives haggled over a lease for city park land at Heritage House. The group backed a one year term with council approval of improvements and hours restrictions to designate the site as a museum and cultural center. Further redrafting and open meetings rules were discussed as negotiators urged cooperation among council, park board, and the association.
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Pam Troboy
Heritage House
Parks and Recreation Board
Biggerstaff
Roberts
Pha
Bob Collins
Garnett Morrow
Association
Park Board
Morrow
Plano Heritage Trust
Plano Heritage Assn
Hunt Properties
Mike Newman
Joan Biggerstaff
Louise Sherrill
Center
Ammie
Local expense reports show mixed campaign spending effects
Campaign spending did not predict election outcomes as five candidates failed to file required expenditure and contribution reports within 30 days after the vote. Those who filed demonstrated limited ability to forecast results from spending.
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Larry Jackson
Bob Collins
Jackson
Robert
Bob) Wooldridge
Wooldridge
Collins
Richard
Rick) Melcer
Melcer
Daily Star-Courier
Kenneth Lambert
Midcrest
Paul Stanton
Stonemoss
Jim Brooks
Avenue P. Mercer
Bernard Everett Jones
Plano
Briscoe Declines Call for Special Session
Gov Dolph Briscoe says no plan for a special legislative session as lawmakers have not proposed practical measures to cut utility bills. He added no ready legislation exists and nothing would be sound without substantial savings.
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Austin
Tex
UPS
Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
William Hobby
Bill Clayton
Texas Public Utility Commission
Texas Railroad Commission
Public Utility Commission
Wholesale prices rise in April as farm costs surge
Wholesale prices jumped 0.8 percent in April led by a 4.2 percent rise in farm prices and a 1.9 percent gain in processed foods. The Labor Department report notes the increase ends a five month lull and signals higher costs may reach consumers, with metal price hikes looming. The wholesale index stands at 181.3, up 5.3 percent from a year earlier.
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Sara Fritz Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Ford
Cigarette Tax Revenue Drops in April
Texas cigarette tax receipts fell to 21.54 million in April from 23.65 million in March. Treasurer Jesse James reported the monthly total, noting a $2 million month-to-month decline but an increase of 563 thousand dollars versus April 1975.
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Austin, Tex
UPL
Jesse James
James
Texas Officials Back Carter for Democratic Nomination
Attorney General John Hill said he will support Jimmy Carter for the Democratic nomination, joining Gov. Dolph Briscoe who had already voiced backing. Both leaders predict Carter will win the nomination and defeat the Republican candidate in November. John M. Davenport was named assistant administrator of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
John Hill
Jimmy Carter
Hill
Texas
Carter
Georgia
Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
Austin, Tex
John M. Davenport
Wednesday
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Wet Weather Dampens Byron Nelson Week in Plano
Rain swept through Plano during Byron Nelson Classic Week causing flooding on streets and commuting delays. Children paced home under guard crossing and drivers faced wet roads and a wash from the weather, with a note of future higher car wash traffic.
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Dallas
Plano
Mike Newman
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U.S. Post Office
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Patty Kramer
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Jim) Higginbotham
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